Private investigator licensing in Nigeria
No. Nigeria has no specific private investigator licence.
Nigeria has no law that licenses private investigators. Bills to license private detectives have stalled in the Senate: one passed second reading in 2018 and went to committee, and another was withdrawn in October 2024 after failing at second reading. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps licenses private guard companies, and its published requirements do not mention investigation work.3
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Questions about PI licensing in Nigeria
Do you need a licence to be a private investigator in Nigeria?+
No. Nigeria has no specific private investigator licence. Nigeria has no law that licenses private investigators. Bills to license private detectives have stalled in the Senate: one passed second reading in 2018 and went to committee, and another was withdrawn in October 2024 after failing at second reading. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps licenses private guard companies, and its published requirements do not mention investigation work.
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